Hippolyte Taine Quotes
There are as many kinds of modesty as there are races. To the English woman it is a duty; to the French woman a propriety.
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I grew up in the Bronx, but in Riverdale - not exactly an area of New York that's known for being rough and tumble.
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I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
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I used to want covers that represented the book's contents very closely and were also pretty. Many folks automatically believe that this is what makes a good cover. But I've changed my mind about this. While the cover should not lie (by implication or outright), its job is simply to say: 'Pick me up!' to someone who might like the book.
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Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you.
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I don't have to be making a lot of money or living in a fancy house.
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Woody Allen sets are very quiet. Extraordinary sense of power from a man who doesn't do anything except just stand there.
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The general market wants what I do.
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Many people have this image of me. For a long time, I cared about that.
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A Christianity that is in conflict with the Scriptures isn't Christianity at all.
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Listen to the Beatles' 'Things We Said Today.' Ringo Starr does not play a fill in the entire song. It doesn't need it. 'A Day In the Life' has gorgeous fills, but there, the song needs it. When I play on any record, I'm striving to get where Ringo is. You play what doesn't take you out of the song.
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The last time I twerked I was with @katyperry. She was rather good at it!
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I didn't say that. I don't know who told him that.
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Women should look like women. A piece of cardboard has no sexuality.
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When you're doing sketch comedy and you're pregnant, it's like wearing a giant sombrero in every sketch.
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If you're from New Jersey, let people make all those bad jokes about our state. Don't let anyone know how great it is here. It's the best kept secret.
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The kids know what I'm doing when I exercise, and that's powerful. So don't just tell your kids to go play outside. Take a moment off your computer, put on your tennis shoes, hop outside and help them start their game and run off some energy.
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The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.
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The thunder of false modesty was deafening.
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There's a rule saying I have to ground anyone who's crazy ... There's a catch. Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy.
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There are as many kinds of modesty as there are races. To the English woman it is a duty; to the French woman a propriety.
